08-18-2009, 06:21 AM
I thought this country was founded on principles of freedom, . . . freedom to appreciate art or to NOT appreciate it. I don't know where this got convoluted to a society where we are FORCED to fund art, and that we are considered savages or uncivilized or not fully evolved if we don't appreciate what someone else considers to be art. This subject boils down to a few people wanting something, and wanting to bully everyone else into funding it, like it or not. Perhaps the result would be popular or nice, perhaps not, it's irrelevant. Anyone can still create or display just about any 'art' they want to, but if the gov't does it, then they are confiscating from the rest of us to do it.
Furthermore, using the great State of Alaska as an example is a bit extreme. They collect NO state income tax or state sales tax, as Alaska finances the state's operations on petroleum revenues. They actually have budget surplus. So it's pretty easy to get the public to stomach something that doesn't directly come from their pockets.
Furthermore, using the great State of Alaska as an example is a bit extreme. They collect NO state income tax or state sales tax, as Alaska finances the state's operations on petroleum revenues. They actually have budget surplus. So it's pretty easy to get the public to stomach something that doesn't directly come from their pockets.